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the america's energy boom is real. today on twitter and facebook we are asking you with the fracking and oil boom in america. is it a waste to to invest in renewable energy. jay turner says:on facebook jairaj says:keep this conservation going. we look at everyone of them. leave us a comment on facebook as well. >> what's an investor to make after this. a broad measure of the u.s. stock market probably something that looks like your 401k drop 3% in august. the s&p is up almost 15% this year. that's 1.5 as it gets in most years. we answered what if anything you should do now. >> they may have gotten out and have been looking for an opportunity to get back in. this begins to represent one of those opportunitys. e are also going in to september an okay which are some of the weaker months of the year. this could be an opportunity to get some of that cash that you have been signature on in to the market and start getting yourself back in for long term. that's what we're talking about is long term investing. >> this is a good
the america's energy boom is real. today on twitter and facebook we are asking you with the fracking and oil boom in america. is it a waste to to invest in renewable energy. jay turner says:on facebook jairaj says:keep this conservation going. we look at everyone of them. leave us a comment on facebook as well. >> what's an investor to make after this. a broad measure of the u.s. stock market probably something that looks like your 401k drop 3% in august. the s&p is up almost 15% this...
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>>this is america tonight. >>our news coverage, reporting, and documentaries explore, inspire, and reveal more of america's stories. >>i'm here to investigate genetically modified salmon. jazeera america. >> i'm kim bondy, growing up in news was always important. you have this great product that you are ready to share with the country. i'm a part of a team that is moving in the same direction. antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. >>a. >> >> >>> we were just talking about consumer confidence, a big one-day drop in the stock market may not erode your confidence in this economy, but a big oil spike will. stocks tumbled on tuesday with the dow closing down more than 170 points for the day. but that is just a little more than a percent. investors seem concerned about the possibility of an attack on syria, and they are also worried about oil. oil prices went up more than $3 a barrel on sunday. and they settled at the h
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he put the people of syria and america's role of interest. and how do you -- if this evidence is truly overwhelming and the government committed, how will you hold them accountable and striking them in a way. does that regime is held accountable. the emotional value and deliveriance was impactful and we need to put that to the side. >> should open further dialogue, not be it. >> i'm heartened he said this needs to be a political solution. the question is how effective and how necessary would it be to carry out military strikes the american people don't want and even those against the regime aren't interested in seeing happen because people are questioning if they will accomplish what the united states is saying it wanting to accomplish. >> we take a quick break and come back and continue to dig through what it is the secretary of state said. it was a lengthy speech and a lot of information and we'll be back on the other side of the break. >> welcome back. secretary of state john kerry addressed the nation about what is known about the chemica
he put the people of syria and america's role of interest. and how do you -- if this evidence is truly overwhelming and the government committed, how will you hold them accountable and striking them in a way. does that regime is held accountable. the emotional value and deliveriance was impactful and we need to put that to the side. >> should open further dialogue, not be it. >> i'm heartened he said this needs to be a political solution. the question is how effective and how...
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america. >> al-jazeera social america community online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations >> post, upload and interact. >> every night, share undiscovered stories. >> the stream, tomorrow night, the young folks. >> what are the laws going to begin to take effect? >> reporter: the laws do not go >> mike leaves is back with sports. i was surprises at the size of this settlement. >> and some people said today that they were surprised that it wasn't bigger because they thought they had that strong of a case, but instead of potentially facing several more years of litigation, the nfl and 4500 retired players have decided on a settlement. with the league prepared to shell out $765 million, to those former players who have suffered concussions and other football related head injuries. no uh the players have claimed that the league with held information about concussions for decades so they would return to the field faster. a claim the league has denied and continues to do so even after today's settlement. here is how the deal breaks down. 675 million-dollars with cognitive impair
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this is "america tonight." sglovrjs our -- >> our news coverage reveal more of america's stories. >> it's a travesty to think that someone would go to court to take away pension. they worked for this for over 30 years. for someone as governor the state to go against his own constitution to try to take money from these people is a shame. >> well, detroit clearly didn't get into this financial crisis overnight. it's economic decline has been at work for decades. how did detroit get here? >> the city has had bad public policies for decades. economies collapsed, but in the past decade or so they've been bothered by an acute level of mismanagement, not being able to do the basic things that other cities in the state of michigan can do despite getting more revenue and having special rules to give the city more money than any other city in the state of michigan. they can fix that, though. it's not a permanent solution. they're getting ahold of their books. they're trying to look for better ways to provide services. th
this is "america tonight." sglovrjs our -- >> our news coverage reveal more of america's stories. >> it's a travesty to think that someone would go to court to take away pension. they worked for this for over 30 years. for someone as governor the state to go against his own constitution to try to take money from these people is a shame. >> well, detroit clearly didn't get into this financial crisis overnight. it's economic decline has been at work for decades. how...
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it drives discussion across america. >>al jazeera america social media community, on tv and online. >>this is your outlet for those conversations. >>post, upload, and interact. >>every night, share undiscovered stories. content while setting new standards in journalism. >> a new voice of journalism in the u.s., al jazeera america. america. >> we tell the human store ri from around the block, across the country. >> if joe can't find work, his family will go from living in a hotel to living in their car. >> connected, inspired, bold. >>> welcome back. let's recap our top stories. the united nations says one million syrian children are refugees. the un also says thousands of children have also been separated from their families. >>> a jury has resumed deliberations in the court-martial of nidal hasan, the admitted fort hood shoot ever passed on his final chance to address the jury on thursday. he faces multiple charges for shooting 13 solders in 2009. >>> one person has died in fighting north of cairo, the demonstrations take place more than a week after hundreds of people died in a bl
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i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. >> very much followed one of the two main camps. when they were aligned with the brotherhood and morsi, they kind of towed that line because they were against th. and like she said, they have no problem with a crackdown on the brotherhood by the military. and right now they really don't have leadership that is in the public sphere. they don't have someone who can speak on their behalf. they don't have someone who represents their opinions, and that makes
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america, and russia and china have all declined to be involved in that court. that means that in order to bring people from those countries and other countries that haven't signed up such as syria, sudan, libya, before the court particular circumstances have to exist. none of these circumstances exist in syria at the moment to justify the court going in unless it's referred by the security council of the united nations. and to we have to accept the fact that it's unlikely to happen at least at the present. things could change over time. >> sir geoffrey nice joining us from international court. thank you very much. joining me now is eliott ingalloningal.congressman, thisa situation now that it's when not if. >> we've not had any official word in one way or another. >> congressman, you have not been shy in calling for military action, do you think united states should go forward unio unilaterally? >> i've never been for the u.s. going in unilaterally. i think this is for its allies. i think there is a meeting today, and again today this is a very difficult situat
america, and russia and china have all declined to be involved in that court. that means that in order to bring people from those countries and other countries that haven't signed up such as syria, sudan, libya, before the court particular circumstances have to exist. none of these circumstances exist in syria at the moment to justify the court going in unless it's referred by the security council of the united nations. and to we have to accept the fact that it's unlikely to happen at least at...
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president obama is also considering going it alone in syria, this after america's closest ally britain cast a surprising vote against military action in response to the chemical weapons attack. meanwhile bold reaction from syria's leader, bashar al-assad said its country is ready to defend itself from any military attack. [♪ music ] >> the united states may have to go it alone in syria. the white house is still trying to assemble a coalition after an alleged chemical weapons attack by government forces. but last night the british parliament refused to authorize any military intervention. the lawmakers were told the administration has proof that president assad's government used chemical weapons. they were also told that the president still has not decided how to provide in syria. defense secretary chuck hagel said that the u.s. still considers the u.k. an ally. >> thvery strong in condemning e syrian regimes use of chemical weapons, and that vote in the parliament does not change that. >> hagel also said every nation has the right to act in its own best interest. we have a look at wh
president obama is also considering going it alone in syria, this after america's closest ally britain cast a surprising vote against military action in response to the chemical weapons attack. meanwhile bold reaction from syria's leader, bashar al-assad said its country is ready to defend itself from any military attack. [♪ music ] >> the united states may have to go it alone in syria. the white house is still trying to assemble a coalition after an alleged chemical weapons attack by...
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the letter was a national call to the conscience of america. using the real life, real time reality of birmingham as its template. >> clarence jones will join us next week. he'll tell us how he smuggled out this letter answer his part in the speech. that's it for us. join us at al jazeera.com. good night have a great weekend. haiti, october 2010, at a hospital in a small, rural town north of the capital. these were the first victims of a horrific, unknown disease in a country still reeling from a devastating earthquake. patients were dying in the space of a few hours. children were especially vulnerable. al jazeera was the first news channel on the scene. in the following days and weeks we tracked the epidemic as it ripped across the country. leaving dozens, then hundreds, and soon thousands of haitians dead in its wake. i'd reported from war zones for years - and from haiti since a
the letter was a national call to the conscience of america. using the real life, real time reality of birmingham as its template. >> clarence jones will join us next week. he'll tell us how he smuggled out this letter answer his part in the speech. that's it for us. join us at al jazeera.com. good night have a great weekend. haiti, october 2010, at a hospital in a small, rural town north of the capital. these were the first victims of a horrific, unknown disease in a country still...
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america. >> al-jazeera social america community online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations >> post, upload and interact. >> every night, share undiscovered stories. >> the stream, tomorrow night, latest online at aljazeera.com. ♪ >> it is a desperate gamble for millions of immigrants trying to cross the u.s.-mexico border. people will risk their own lives even that of their children for the opportunity. america tonight's rob reynolds traveled to the border areas to hear from the survivors about their challenges. some of the images in the stories they tell may be disturbing. >> reporter: a corner of the cemetery in texas is set aside for th the lost and left behind. these are the graves of unknown migrants from mexico and central america who died lonely deaths in the bad lands of south texas. >> it's horrible. it's senseless death. i don't really understand it. >> reporter: vinnie martinez is chief deputy sheriff of brooks county last year he reported well over 100 dead migrants. today numbers are on trend to exceed that. >> from year-to-date we're 92% increase from 2012.
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al jazeera america - a new voice in american journalism - >>introduces america tonight. >>in egypt, police fired teargas at supporters of the ... >>a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. [[voiceover]] they risk never returning to the united states. >>grounded. >>real. >>unconventional. [[voiceover]] we spent time with some members of the gangster disciples. >>an escape from the expected. >>i'm a cancer survivor. ♪ . >> . >> this is a fascinating announcement today. i don't think it ends here, does it. >> no, not potentially. the variables that are still in play. but instead of potentially facing several years of litigation, and 4500 retired players have decided on a settlement in the largest sports lawsuit in history, with the league prepared to shell out $750 million. the players claim that the league intentionally with held information about concussions. the claim the league has denied even after the settlement. executive vice president said in a statement today. rewill continue our work to continue the long terms help of nfl players. the district judge who
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and if you want to sell continental drift you gota and south america fit together, they're similar geologic variations, and the mirrored atlantic rift, if you want to show evolution to be true you need to come up with millions and millions of facts. the facts just aren't there. i like to challenges evolutionists with the biochemical complexity. the chart 27 square feet and ask them how many of those molecules or pathways do you have an explanation for? they have no explanation for it. >> let's pause you right there and pose that we to bill. bill do you want to jump in? >> i have two questions for you sir. it sounds like because you can't understand it because it's too complicated for you to grasp you think it's impossible to come into existence without a designer. furthermore, as far as plifning to what you call continental drift or tectonic plates, you don't have a problem with that. you're okay with the world being four and a half billion years old but you still believe that human beings came into existence 10,000 years ago. see that, for me, is just not believable. and i strongly think t
and if you want to sell continental drift you gota and south america fit together, they're similar geologic variations, and the mirrored atlantic rift, if you want to show evolution to be true you need to come up with millions and millions of facts. the facts just aren't there. i like to challenges evolutionists with the biochemical complexity. the chart 27 square feet and ask them how many of those molecules or pathways do you have an explanation for? they have no explanation for it. >>...
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revival the civil rights commission and a ban of foreclosing on urban america. it's not so said there is much that needs to be changed by america. >> this movement is broader. it's african-americans, it's latinos, it's also whites who share progressive beliefs in the values of freedom and justice. it's asians and american indians and native americans. it's a broader movement, a stronger movement, and also a movement that i think we're really determined on a day like today to the man who now sits at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> the march on washington happened way back in 1963. i was just ten years. my parents were very keen in watching it, trying to understand what this meant. he was talking about jobs, talking about freedoms. so it was a great event. now 50 years later where are we? i think dr. king gave us the plan, and it's up to us to implement it. people always ask me where we are in the year 2013 looking back at dr. king's dream in is the 63. i have to say quite honestly in some sense it was the best of times and the worst of times. we did not make the pro
revival the civil rights commission and a ban of foreclosing on urban america. it's not so said there is much that needs to be changed by america. >> this movement is broader. it's african-americans, it's latinos, it's also whites who share progressive beliefs in the values of freedom and justice. it's asians and american indians and native americans. it's a broader movement, a stronger movement, and also a movement that i think we're really determined on a day like today to the man who...
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it drives discussion across america. share your story on tv and online. >> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. france has called for a forceful response if it's confirmed that the syrian government used chemical weapons. the u.n. condemned the attack that activists said killed more than a thousand people in egypt's southern provinces. >>> on wednesday a court said mubarak could be granted, release in cases against him. >>> a communist chief has denied charges against him. bo chenai was released from his post, murder of a british businessman. >>> robert mogabe is set to be swornd in, has just made an entrance, thursday has been made a public holiday. mugabe's rulings busing people to the event. there at the national sports stadium, harry, robert mogabe make a triumphant entrance. >> yes is. he is making his rounds around the stadium so he might be coming around in a few minutes. when he does i'll move out of the way and show you. but on the podium behind me it is a festive occasion. from the democratic republic of kongo, a lot of people very excited,
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it drives discussion across america. >>al jazeera america social media community, on tv and online. >>this is your outlet for those conversations. >>post, upload, and interact. >>every night, share undiscovered stories. ♪ >>> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. activists in syria say government forces have fired rockets armed with chemical war heads into several suburbs of the capitol. the government is denying it used chemical weapons. >>> a judge will rule on corruption charges of hosni mubarak in the next several hours. >>> and japan's nuclear regulator has upgraded its evaluation of a water leak to a level 3 serious incident. that's the highest level of alert since the earthquake and tsunami of 2011. >>> the united nations says $153 million is needed for this year's aid package, but it has so far only received 57 million. food, agricultural support, food, and sanitation support is most needed. we were told by the un that they had updated their plans to help north korea's critical humanitarian situation, but if you don't have the money, what chance of put
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america. >> al-jazeera social america community online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations >> post, upload and interact. >> every night, share undiscovered stories. >> the stream, tomorrow night, . can you say stocktopussy? in tonight's data dive, where have all the lawyers gone. the law school reports that the number of people taking the l sat dropped 16.4% last year to its lowest level since 1999. now the report nine out of the top 10 elite law schools saw a drop in the number of grads ranges from 12% to more than 30%. two american bar associations say the number of applicants dropped 13.4% this year, to about 55,706ty. given the normal drop out from applicants to people who actually enroll, put the number of actual students at 38,000 that would be the lossest since 1977 when there were two dozen fewer law scoots. using numbers from the bureau statistics lawyer still do well and come in fifth on the list of the best paid career making an averaging of on $130,000 a year. you could be a pilot, sales manager and air traffic controller and they all get to skip that crazy post
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america. >> al-jazeera social america community online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations >> post, upload and interact. >> every night, share undiscovered stories. >> the stream, tomorrow night, >>> higher temperatures this weekend could erase gains made against that massive wildfire, which is still threatening yosemite national park. some 5,000 firefighters have been battling round the clock to contain the california rim fire. now it seems their work may not be over yet. "america tonight" caught up with one firefighter who has been in the heat of the battle. >> my name is michael gallagher and i'm presently a battalion chief at carp summerland fire. i haven't been on anything this big in probably 20 years. we have been assigned night operations. we work all night long. come back, we get resupplied, refueled. we eat. we can, we catch a few hours of sleep and we go back and do it again. this is our eighth, ninth day on the line, and we're going to keep going until either somebody relieves us or we turn a corner on this thing and put it out. we were up in a division last nig
america. >> al-jazeera social america community online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations >> post, upload and interact. >> every night, share undiscovered stories. >> the stream, tomorrow night, >>> higher temperatures this weekend could erase gains made against that massive wildfire, which is still threatening yosemite national park. some 5,000 firefighters have been battling round the clock to contain the california rim fire. now it seems...
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al jazeera america - a new voice in american journalism - >>introduces america tonight. >>in egypt, police fired teargas at supporters of the ... >>a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. [[voiceover]] they risk never returning to the united states. >>grounded. >>real. >>unconventional. [[voiceover]] we spent time with some members of the gangster disciples. >>an escape from the expected. >>i'm a cancer survivor. not only cancer, but brain cancer. ♪ [ cheers ] content while setting new standards in journalism. >> a new voice of journalism in the u.s., al jazeera america. america. >> we tell the human store ri from around the block, across the country. >> if joe can't find work, his family will go from living in a hotel to living in their car. >> connected, inspired, bold. >> the horrors of solitary confinement in prison on movies and television, on shawshank redemption, and hbo's oz. whatever it's called, with he all know it's a place you don't want to go. >> i want to protect you. ple you out of that one bunk and cast you out with the sodomites. >> to take a
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it is clear america is war-weary after iraq and afghanistan but it is equally clear that the president has not made the case to the american people why an intervention or military action would be necessary. that would be the tough job of the president to take a very reluctant american public into another intervention in the middle east, particularly one that has campaigned on getting out of the middle east and pivoting to the far east. >> we have been here before, thinking of bosnia and the situation there where a united states president was called out for not doing something where phoeupbgs were broadcast across the world and the atrocities happening there. now we're seeing atrocities in syria. will this be another moment where the president is going to be called out to do anything? >> well, he is being called out to do something now. the fact is if the question by reuters was asked, are we going to, as a american people, continue to allow the slaughter of syrian civilians and the use of chemical weapons in that region, are we going to allow it and sit back and do nothing? i think the
it is clear america is war-weary after iraq and afghanistan but it is equally clear that the president has not made the case to the american people why an intervention or military action would be necessary. that would be the tough job of the president to take a very reluctant american public into another intervention in the middle east, particularly one that has campaigned on getting out of the middle east and pivoting to the far east. >> we have been here before, thinking of bosnia and...
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america tonight and al jazeera america, it's a perfect place for that to happen. >> welcome back. let's recap our top stories. there are new calls for the united nations to take action following an alleged toxic attack by the syrian government. officials there deny the military use chemical weapons. >>> former president hosni mubarak was released from prison. he was flown to a hospital and when he leaves the hospital he'll be put under house arrest. the former president was born in 1928 in the nile delta province, graduating from the national military academy in 1949. he went on to join the air force aas a fighter pilot. egypt went to war with israel four years later and he was called a hero for his role in the war. in 1975 president anwar is sadt named him as part of his government. he then became president and was the longest president in history. you have written at one point mubarak's release has triggered massive speculation. it means something different than you thought at one time. why so? >> a little over year ago at i was the epicenter of the 2011 up rising against mubara
america tonight and al jazeera america, it's a perfect place for that to happen. >> welcome back. let's recap our top stories. there are new calls for the united nations to take action following an alleged toxic attack by the syrian government. officials there deny the military use chemical weapons. >>> former president hosni mubarak was released from prison. he was flown to a hospital and when he leaves the hospital he'll be put under house arrest. the former president was born...
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transported from africa on slave ships like this, to the colonies and plantations in north and south america. today slavery is illegal on every country on the planet. but the truth is, slavery did not die in the 19th century. it is alive, it is thriving, and it it is bigger than ever.
transported from africa on slave ships like this, to the colonies and plantations in north and south america. today slavery is illegal on every country on the planet. but the truth is, slavery did not die in the 19th century. it is alive, it is thriving, and it it is bigger than ever.
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his words helped to fuel the civil rights movement and forever altered america. two practice rigsnerrion at washington's historic shiloh baptist church took part in the march on washington and spoke about the impact of his words. >> i was 28 when i attended the march. i attended with my father. >> 200,000 sang on constitution avenue here on want 28 of august. >> i'm constance take. i was 14 years old and i attended with my mother, who was in her 60's. we didn't know what martin was going to say. if you could move that day, you wanted to be at that march. >> there was a sense of feeling that this was a risky undertaking. that was overtaken by the view that you've got to do this. if i don't stand up for me, who will. >> you are talking about policemen and soldiers, you couldn't move without being in contact with some authority. what was surprising to me was the fact that there were so many people who were non-african. i had no idea that many americans felt strongly about the fact that we should have more rights than we had. the other thing that was impressive that
his words helped to fuel the civil rights movement and forever altered america. two practice rigsnerrion at washington's historic shiloh baptist church took part in the march on washington and spoke about the impact of his words. >> i was 28 when i attended the march. i attended with my father. >> 200,000 sang on constitution avenue here on want 28 of august. >> i'm constance take. i was 14 years old and i attended with my mother, who was in her 60's. we didn't know what...
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. >> translator: this is america's plan the to divide the middle east. this is in israel's interest. it might happen in syria and maybe even egypt. >> reporter: it didn't say how put there are those who have warned what assad has repeatedly said the fire in fire in syria won't stop at its boarders. al jazeera, beirut. >> join us now is the professor of political science of the university of chicago. give me your sense of the reaction and the region if the united states launches an attack. >> it's important to understand that the medium person in the mid the east that is the medium voter if you would is already deeply skeptical of american motives. iraq certainly pushed the medium position of the average person of the middle east from modest skepticism of american motives to deep skepticism. what happened is with the passing, the obama administration lost the brits, it lost the germans and also lost the russians, chinese and you see the more this becomes unilateral american american action the more skepticism there's bound to be about al a*e rior motives.
. >> translator: this is america's plan the to divide the middle east. this is in israel's interest. it might happen in syria and maybe even egypt. >> reporter: it didn't say how put there are those who have warned what assad has repeatedly said the fire in fire in syria won't stop at its boarders. al jazeera, beirut. >> join us now is the professor of political science of the university of chicago. give me your sense of the reaction and the region if the united states...
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this is "america tonight." sglovrjs our -- >> our news coverage reveal more of america's stories. >>> you know, they may be tiny, but they have a huge impact on the food we eat, and the world we live in. honeybees are a critical link in the food chain, but the bee population is shrinking at an alarming rate. and scientists have been scrambling to keep the numbers up. allen schauffler has more from washington state. >> yes, you can. >> one drone produces one microlevel of semen. >> with the right tools and expertise, which this student has. >> the tip is about 60-microns in diameter. >> you can collect semen from individual male bees. >> it takes about 100 mature male drones to fill this tube. >> and then freeze it with liquid nitrogen and keep it chilling in the corner of the lab. >> we are establishing a genetic repository for honeybee germ plasm. >> it is a sperm bank for bees, the first of its kind on this scale anywhere. honeybees aren't native to north america. they were brought here from europe, nearly 40
this is "america tonight." sglovrjs our -- >> our news coverage reveal more of america's stories. >>> you know, they may be tiny, but they have a huge impact on the food we eat, and the world we live in. honeybees are a critical link in the food chain, but the bee population is shrinking at an alarming rate. and scientists have been scrambling to keep the numbers up. allen schauffler has more from washington state. >> yes, you can. >> one drone produces one...
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this is "america tonight." sglovrjs our -- >> our news coverage reveal more of america's stories. >>> welcome back, let's recap our stop stories. the un says the there are now a million syrian children refugees. >>> and two bombs went off outside of the northern city of tripoli in lebanon. there is no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. a jury has resumed deliberations in nidal hasan. he passed on his final chance to address the jury on thursday. he faces multiple murder charges. >>> it's being called the friday of martyrs. demonstrations take place more than a week after hundreds of people were killed. jonathan betz is live from cairo to tell us more about what is happening. jonathan in fact how large and widespread have the protests actually ended up being? >> the protests were still large, richelle but not as large as we have seen in the past. today was a big test to see how much pressure they could apply on the current government. the resistance does continue but the numbers are not as large a
this is "america tonight." sglovrjs our -- >> our news coverage reveal more of america's stories. >>> welcome back, let's recap our stop stories. the un says the there are now a million syrian children refugees. >>> and two bombs went off outside of the northern city of tripoli in lebanon. there is no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. a jury has resumed deliberations in nidal hasan. he passed on his final chance to address the jury on thursday....
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the president again repeating that to respond to this deployment of chemical weapons is in america's core self interest, and the president said the syrian government carried these attacks out. if you circumstance -- circle a couple of dates on the calendar here, you mentioned those un inspectors. it's very clear that the administration or any allied coalition is not going to initiate an attack while those un inspectors are on the ground. then tuesday the president is scheduled to leave the country. he was going to go see putin, and that got changed, instead he is going sweden before going to the g20 meeting. a lot of folks think the president might want to consult with leaders at the g20. others say that is not likely to have this hanging in the air while they are talking about the economy. also another wild-card here, if the british go wobbly in his term on this, and parlment does balk, then that throws another twist and angle into the potential timing. >> mike, tell us precedent for this. >> well, i think the most direct precedent is 1993 and 1998. 1993 a plot was uncovered tos a -
the president again repeating that to respond to this deployment of chemical weapons is in america's core self interest, and the president said the syrian government carried these attacks out. if you circumstance -- circle a couple of dates on the calendar here, you mentioned those un inspectors. it's very clear that the administration or any allied coalition is not going to initiate an attack while those un inspectors are on the ground. then tuesday the president is scheduled to leave the...
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america incarcerates more people than any other country on earth. one in every one hundred us citizens is behind bars. the state of maryland is no exception - the prisons here are full. how's it going? sebastian walker for al jazeera. >> nice to meet you. >> i'm here at the roxbury correctional institution to meet dominique stevenson. she helped start a prisoner-led program called "friend of a friend." it teaches long-term prisoners how to mentor younger inmates coming in with shorter sentences. >> the fact that there is no economic development, there are no jobs, and that leads to the despair that you're talking about. and so you still have to deal with that reality, that the same things brought you in here, exist out there for them. >> and i believe that the corruption that exists, particularly where i'm from, from out of baltimore city, from a lot of political officials going all the way up to the corrupt president of the united states, for real, because i believe no one actually care about the poor no more. you know it's all about the rich getti
america incarcerates more people than any other country on earth. one in every one hundred us citizens is behind bars. the state of maryland is no exception - the prisons here are full. how's it going? sebastian walker for al jazeera. >> nice to meet you. >> i'm here at the roxbury correctional institution to meet dominique stevenson. she helped start a prisoner-led program called "friend of a friend." it teaches long-term prisoners how to mentor younger inmates coming in...
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america. >>> welcome back. the last of the u.n. chemical weapons inspectors have left syria can and have driven across the border to beirut in neighboring lebanon. the department describes the chemical weapon attack as a challenge for world. he's considering a narrative response. six people died in protest on friday. 190 others were wounded. back to our top story now the crisis in syria. joining me live in london. he's editor and chief. president obama described the suspected chemical weapons attack in syria as a challenge to the world. is it a challenge to the world? >> no. it is a challenge in the least. it is a challenge to oh the syrian, hezbollah and in a way russia. what he's going to achieve by this narrow ma. -rb mmanipulative fight,when prn 1998 as revenge for naorobi, what happened is osama took revenge three years later. we don't know what will happen after this narrow strike as president obama characterizes. the danger is coming. >> why do you think america is doing this? >> did obam ta* paint himself in a corner so he
america. >>> welcome back. the last of the u.n. chemical weapons inspectors have left syria can and have driven across the border to beirut in neighboring lebanon. the department describes the chemical weapon attack as a challenge for world. he's considering a narrative response. six people died in protest on friday. 190 others were wounded. back to our top story now the crisis in syria. joining me live in london. he's editor and chief. president obama described the suspected chemical...
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this is "america tonight." sglovrjs our -- >> our news coverage reveal more of america's stories. >>> welcome back to al-jazeera. i'm del walters. there are more accusations by snowden on nsa spying. he says 450 communications from the u.n. headquarters were also compromised. and at this hour, a train has derailed in russia -- mexico injuring commuters but it can not be determined what caused the derailment. >>> the trial of hosni mubarak was adjourned until september 14th. here is jonathan betz with more on the court hearings today. >> two big stories here in court today concerning hosni mubarak. the first one, the charges for the deaths of protestors for the uprising in 2011. he appears in court wearing sunglasses and in a cage. there were questions as to whether he would appear in court but he did to make it clear to the court and those watching as it is streamed across egypt that he will face those charges. meanwhile, morsi's hearing was very brief. charges were simply read and he did not appear. he remains
this is "america tonight." sglovrjs our -- >> our news coverage reveal more of america's stories. >>> welcome back to al-jazeera. i'm del walters. there are more accusations by snowden on nsa spying. he says 450 communications from the u.n. headquarters were also compromised. and at this hour, a train has derailed in russia -- mexico injuring commuters but it can not be determined what caused the derailment. >>> the trial of hosni mubarak was adjourned until...
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america. >> al-jazeera social america community online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations >> post, upload and interact. >> every night, share undiscovered stories. >> the stream, tomorrow night, you are consuming them. that's next on "consider this." >>> consider this on an issue as far reaching as same-sex marriage, does the individual have the power to make major policy changes? last week one man in new mexico decided to begin issuing couples. >> we dropped everything and ran over here, that's why he only has a tank top on. >> she came out to the kitchen and was like do you want to get married? and i was like funny, funny. >> by virtue of the authority vested in me by the state of new mexico i now pronounce you spouses for life. >> yesterday a state district judge declared same-sex marriage legal in new mexico, that ruling only applied to two additional counties, but today three more counties decided to issue same-sex marriage licenses, and so far hundreds of couples have obtained those licenses. here so discuss this is the man who started it all, the country clerk of th
america. >> al-jazeera social america community online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations >> post, upload and interact. >> every night, share undiscovered stories. >> the stream, tomorrow night, you are consuming them. that's next on "consider this." >>> consider this on an issue as far reaching as same-sex marriage, does the individual have the power to make major policy changes? last week one man in new mexico decided to begin...
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that's how much america has changed. think about it, america. where there was no del walters because i was the first african-american on the airwaves in my hometown of wheeling, west virginia, that was the result of martin luther king's dream. >> basically, del, they paved the way for you, and you paved the way for me. that's just fact. thank you very much. firefighters worked to control western wildfires. this is fire spread to an american landmark and threatening a major city's of electricity. and in syria pushing for an investigation of alleged chemical weapons use. [[voiceover]] no doubt about it, innovation changes our lives. opening doors ... opening possibilities. taking the impossible from lab ... to life. on techknow, our scientists bring you a sneak-peak of the future, and take you behind the scenes at our evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life. my name is jonathan betz. i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole defor
that's how much america has changed. think about it, america. where there was no del walters because i was the first african-american on the airwaves in my hometown of wheeling, west virginia, that was the result of martin luther king's dream. >> basically, del, they paved the way for you, and you paved the way for me. that's just fact. thank you very much. firefighters worked to control western wildfires. this is fire spread to an american landmark and threatening a major city's of...
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that's it for us here on america tonight. if you would like to comment on anything that you've seen tonight, log on to www.aljazeera.com/america tonight. tell us what you would like to see on our nightly current affairs program. joinjoin the conversation with n facebook page and we'll be back with more tomorrow. [♪ music ] >> welcome to al jazeera. i'm john siegenthaler. here are the headlines. un inspectors have reached the site of the suspected chemical attack there after their vehicle was hit by sniper fire. >>> the obama administration considering how to respond to what it is calling undeniable use of chemical weapons in syria. the secretary of state said the attack was a moral obscenity, and said all signs point to the assad regime. >>> the nation's biggest forest fire is now threating more than 4500 structures in california. >>> the
that's it for us here on america tonight. if you would like to comment on anything that you've seen tonight, log on to www.aljazeera.com/america tonight. tell us what you would like to see on our nightly current affairs program. joinjoin the conversation with n facebook page and we'll be back with more tomorrow. [♪ music ] >> welcome to al jazeera. i'm john siegenthaler. here are the headlines. un inspectors have reached the site of the suspected chemical attack there after their...
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he wanted white america to see what they were doing. he wanted white america to see how hurtful it was. >> the letter was a national call to the conscience of america using real life, real time reality of birmingham as it's template. birmingham then became the spark that ignited the prairie fire of negro existence that was transformed into negro revolution. >> today thousands of people are expected to be in washington to celebrate the legacy of martin luther king jr. joining us now from a los angeles, president of the beverly hills hollywood branch naacp and member of the national board. thank you for being with us today. >> thank you for having me here, morgan. >> president obama is going to speak at the exact spot where dr. martin luther king spoke 50 years ago today. what do you hope to hear him say? >> well, i'm sure, and i hope that he will talk about the progress that we as america has made, and we as african-americans have really looked forward to in terms of being able to relate to society in terms of the progress that it has of
he wanted white america to see what they were doing. he wanted white america to see how hurtful it was. >> the letter was a national call to the conscience of america using real life, real time reality of birmingham as it's template. birmingham then became the spark that ignited the prairie fire of negro existence that was transformed into negro revolution. >> today thousands of people are expected to be in washington to celebrate the legacy of martin luther king jr. joining us now...
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on america tonight. >> the nos have it. the nos have it. >> a raucous no vote in the british house of common moves president obama closer to a tough decision. will the u.s. go it alone? also tonight, a tough sell. is this the right time to buy real estate in bankrupt detroit? and the rebuilding of new orleans, the battle over who longs in the new new orleans. good evening, thank you for being with us. it was an absolutely gob smacker of a vote. one that quickly reverberate here in washington, and one that may force the hand of the u.s. president. late today the british parliament to be the step of saying no to prime minister it will not support british participation in a military strike against syria. the fierce response wasn't just a surprise, it was nearly unprecedented to a pettish leader seeking to support his american ally. >> the origin question was the motion on syria, and the use of chemical weaponed as published in corrected form, since when an amendment has been moved. the question is that the amendment be made. a
on america tonight. >> the nos have it. the nos have it. >> a raucous no vote in the british house of common moves president obama closer to a tough decision. will the u.s. go it alone? also tonight, a tough sell. is this the right time to buy real estate in bankrupt detroit? and the rebuilding of new orleans, the battle over who longs in the new new orleans. good evening, thank you for being with us. it was an absolutely gob smacker of a vote. one that quickly reverberate here in...
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this is "america tonight." sglovrjs our -- >> our news coverage reveal more of america's stories. my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas, and i'm an associate producer for america tonight. i grew up in a very large, loud indian family. they very much taught me how to have a voice, and from a very young age i loved writing, and i love being able to tell other people stories. the way to do good journalism is to really do your research, to know your story, to get the facts right, and to get to know the people involved in your story. america tonight and al jazeera america, it's a perfect place for that to happen. >> welcome back, louisiana has the highest incarceration in the world because of new orleans, the justice department and the sheriff are all battling over jail reforms. it is graphic and may be disturbing. >> in the shadow of downtown new orleans. >> the wall and the fence is not to keep people in, but to keep people like y'all out. >> it's called opp by the locals. >> why do they want to keep us out? >> because nobody wants to know what's going on inside of
this is "america tonight." sglovrjs our -- >> our news coverage reveal more of america's stories. my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas, and i'm an associate producer for america tonight. i grew up in a very large, loud indian family. they very much taught me how to have a voice, and from a very young age i loved writing, and i love being able to tell other people stories. the way to do good journalism is to really do your research, to know your story, to get...
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>>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. wouldn't believe there is a farm inside of it. while the death toll from cholera continues to rise, a new fight for justice has begun. mario joseph is the most famous lawyer in haiti. he's won landmark victories for victims of political persecution. today, he's collecting medical records. with very limited resources mario is representing thousands of haitians who've been affected by cholera. it's the case of his life - they're trying to sue the united nations. >> the united nations have a lot of money, we don't have. and they have a lot of -- a hundred thousand lawyers. we have only 12! the balance is for them. if they need to comply with the law, the balance is for us! >> the lawsuit - filed in november 2011 - claims that un failures to screen its soldiers for cholera and follow international rules on waste disposal constitute gross negligence. it's based on the un's own investigation which concluded that the nepalese base leaking sewage into the river was a likely source of the outb
>>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. wouldn't believe there is a farm inside of it. while the death toll from cholera continues to rise, a new fight for justice has begun. mario joseph is the most famous lawyer in haiti. he's won landmark victories for victims of political persecution. today, he's collecting medical records. with very limited resources mario is representing thousands of haitians who've been affected by cholera. it's the case of his life - they're trying...
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america changed for you and for me. and the entire world drew strength from that example. >> he dreamed. of an american where all citizens would sit together at the table of brotherhood, where little white boys and girls and little black boys and girls would hold hands across the color line. where his own children would be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. >> the greatest leader that my native state and perhaps my native country has ever produced. and i was not secluding presidents and even the founding fathers when i said this. >> we are standing here in the shadow of abraham lincoln, 150 years after he issued the emancipation proclamation. and only 50 years after the historic march on washington for jobs and freedom. we have come a great distance in this country. in the 50 years. but we still have a great distance to go before we fulfill the dream of martin luther king, jr. >> we are going to let freedom ring all across the nation. we're going olet freedom ring everywhere we
america changed for you and for me. and the entire world drew strength from that example. >> he dreamed. of an american where all citizens would sit together at the table of brotherhood, where little white boys and girls and little black boys and girls would hold hands across the color line. where his own children would be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. >> the greatest leader that my native state and perhaps my native country has ever...
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>> it is an invisible danger. >> al jazeera america presents "into eternity". premieres sunday night 9 eastern. hi, my name is jonathan betz, and i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. i started in a small television station in rural arkansas. it's a part of the country that often gets overlooked. but there are a lot of fascinating people there, a lot of fascinating stories there. i like that al jazeera will pay attention to those kinds of places. what drew me to journalism is i like the idea that we are documenting history. al jazeera documents it like none other. and to be a journalist, and to be part of a team like that? that's an incredible blessing. while the death toll from cholera continues to rise, a new fight for justice has begun. mario joseph is the most famous lawyer in haiti. he's won landmark victories for victims of political persecution. today, he's collecting medical records. with very limited resources mario is representing thousands of haitians who've been affected by cholera. it's the case of his life - they're try
>> it is an invisible danger. >> al jazeera america presents "into eternity". premieres sunday night 9 eastern. hi, my name is jonathan betz, and i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. i started in a small television station in rural arkansas. it's a part of the country that often gets overlooked. but there are a lot of fascinating people there, a lot of fascinating stories there. i like that al jazeera will pay attention to those kinds of...
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it drives discussion across america. >>al jazeera america social media community, on tv and online. >>this is your outlet for those conversations. >>post, upload, and interact. >>every night, share undiscovered stories. ♪ welcome back, the top stories on al jazeera. british prime minister david cameron is considering a proportionate response to the attack in syria last week and u.s. is looking at intervening and secretary of state john kerry says there is no doubt government forces used chemical weapons. syrian rebels reporting they have take end control of a town in el leppo and blocked routes of regime and seized ammunition abandoned by government forces. karzai extended the visit to pakistan, leaders have been discussing possible peace talks with the taliban. extended stay is thought to suggest the talks are going well. 40,000 syrian refugees went to north iraq and we are live from the camp in the providence of de-hook in northern iraq and give us the scale and conditions of the camp. >> that is right, like you say 160,000 refugees were already here. most of those are living in
it drives discussion across america. >>al jazeera america social media community, on tv and online. >>this is your outlet for those conversations. >>post, upload, and interact. >>every night, share undiscovered stories. ♪ welcome back, the top stories on al jazeera. british prime minister david cameron is considering a proportionate response to the attack in syria last week and u.s. is looking at intervening and secretary of state john kerry says there is no doubt...
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. >> this is part of america's plan to divide the middle east. it started with iraq, and now syria. and this is in israel's interest. >> an american intervention is a flagrant interference. it happened in iraq, i maybe evn syria and maybe even egypt. >> there are those who have warned what assad has repeatedly said. the fire in syria won't stop at its borders. >> as we mentioned the u.n. inspection team has left syria arriving in lebanon. it could take weeks for them to release their findings, but the u.s. may not wait for that report before launching an attack. we have more from the u.n. where diplomats are working to find other solutions. >> ththe ambassadors and five five-member security council are on their way. a place where so many historical decisions have been taken. instead they arrive at the office of the u.n. secretary general th the ambassador of the country by passing the security council. ban ki-moon told the five ambassadors the weapons inspectors have made good progress taking samples, a witness statement inside syria at the site of the chemical attacks. they will no
. >> this is part of america's plan to divide the middle east. it started with iraq, and now syria. and this is in israel's interest. >> an american intervention is a flagrant interference. it happened in iraq, i maybe evn syria and maybe even egypt. >> there are those who have warned what assad has repeatedly said. the fire in syria won't stop at its borders. >> as we mentioned the u.n. inspection team has left syria arriving in lebanon. it could take weeks for them to...
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. >> al jazeera america, a new voice in american journalism. introduces america tonight. >> in egypt police fired tear gas -- >> a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. >> they risk never returning to the united states. >> we spent time with some members of the gangster disciples. with an autographed jersey, and obama shared a few praise. >> coach shula retired with more wins than any coach in history. each time that record has been challenged, team after team has fallin short. >> michael eaves joins us to talk more about that. the president was having a lot >> virginia governor bob mcdonald is refuses to quit despite increasing questions about a potential bribery scandal. the governor and his wife are under investigation because of their dealings with a big political donor. he has given gifts worth $150,000 to mcdonald says wife and daughters. the governor has paid some of the money and vows he will finish his term. >> the last of richard nixon's secret oval office recordings will be reds later today. the new tapes will cover the cruc
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let's head on in. >> america tonight takes a rare look inside. until now, few cameras have been allowed behind these barbed wire fences. >violence here, an everyday event. so these were built after katrina? and how many of them are there? >> 88. how many inmates per these? 88. >> you got a lot of guys in these. >> the state of louisiana has the highest incarceration rate in the entire country. twice the u.s. average. 38,000 people come through o.p.p. every year. some do not survive. according to federal investigators, 40 inmates have died here since 2006. 25 prisoners hospitalized every month. the jail had 698 prisoner assaults last year, including 32 stabbings. this photo shows the aftermath of a recent stabbing in the jail. the sheriffs' office issued a statement that a prisoner received "superficial cuts." in this bunk, two guards are on duty. >> who it is watching the inmates while you're in there? from up there. >> horror stories are abundant, documented in federal lawsuits. durrell rashard, who was just released, was sexually assaulted in o
let's head on in. >> america tonight takes a rare look inside. until now, few cameras have been allowed behind these barbed wire fences. >violence here, an everyday event. so these were built after katrina? and how many of them are there? >> 88. how many inmates per these? 88. >> you got a lot of guys in these. >> the state of louisiana has the highest incarceration rate in the entire country. twice the u.s. average. 38,000 people come through o.p.p. every year. some...
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the fact of the matter is, we need to nation-build at home in america, in a strong, prosperous america that provides for its own people is our best foreign policy. >> congressman higgins, i am sure you have seen the horrific images coming out of syria. what about if we don't take action? what does this mean for the syrian people? >> well, it's horrible. i mean, you know, these are moral atrocities. but keep in mind, the current president's father was involved in 1982 in something very similar. you know, we have seen the use of chemical weapons in iraq with the kurds. you know, these are horrible, horrible things and we should condemn them in the strongest possible terms but a military strike in syria has the potential to create a larger conflict in the middle east. i am specifically concerned about israel on their northern border in southern lebanon sits hezbollah, a shiia terrorist organization. they have the capability of about 45 to 50,000 long-range missiles. does, because iran is a -- is a -- is an ally of syria and hezbollah acts as a proxy for iran. does hezbollah begin a milita
the fact of the matter is, we need to nation-build at home in america, in a strong, prosperous america that provides for its own people is our best foreign policy. >> congressman higgins, i am sure you have seen the horrific images coming out of syria. what about if we don't take action? what does this mean for the syrian people? >> well, it's horrible. i mean, you know, these are moral atrocities. but keep in mind, the current president's father was involved in 1982 in something...
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. >> i think it could, in recent years it's been perhaps america's most steadfast ally. and now that parliament has prevented david cameron from moving forward with intervention along side the united states against syria makes britain a much diminished figure in washington. i think we'll aid the united states on communication, intelligence but there is no chance that david cameron could push ahead with military involvement in an intervention. >> we're looking at u.n. security council it was the british who were bringing forth this further motion that david cameron said could potentially lead to military action if he deemed it necessary. any strategy seems to be in disarray from the british-u.s. side. >> it's worth noting that britain was leading calls for intervention in syria for a while up to this point. i spoke to american colleagues who said it was william hague who harass really driving the agenda in washington. and britain has led oh far on this issue has now had to set back. it will be very difficult for president obama who was leading from behind. how can they le
. >> i think it could, in recent years it's been perhaps america's most steadfast ally. and now that parliament has prevented david cameron from moving forward with intervention along side the united states against syria makes britain a much diminished figure in washington. i think we'll aid the united states on communication, intelligence but there is no chance that david cameron could push ahead with military involvement in an intervention. >> we're looking at u.n. security...
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0's ♪ and chuck hagel says the vote against military intervention in syria will not change america's strategy. ♪ hello and welcome, i'm steven in doha and this is al jazeera, coming up, one of the most prominent leader is arrested and they are pulling out from the front line in their battle against the congo army. but first united states is still planning a military response to a suspected gas attack by syrian government forces. it had expected the uk to join a possible coalition but the british parliament voted against any strikes on syria as carolyn malone reports. >> reporter: the resistance outside of the white house against the u.s. attacking syria. and the leaders look at military options and an important ally is against intervening with syria with suspected use of chemical weapons and chuck hagel says the united states still hopes to act with other allies. >> our approach is to continue to find an international coalition that will act together and i think you are seeing a number of countries say publically state their position on the use of chemical weapons. >> reporter: on
0's ♪ and chuck hagel says the vote against military intervention in syria will not change america's strategy. ♪ hello and welcome, i'm steven in doha and this is al jazeera, coming up, one of the most prominent leader is arrested and they are pulling out from the front line in their battle against the congo army. but first united states is still planning a military response to a suspected gas attack by syrian government forces. it had expected the uk to join a possible coalition but the...
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this is "america tonight." sglovrjs our -- >> our news coverage reveal more of america's stories. >> we have been talking about syria all morning, but we have some developing news coming out of egypt. protests in support of ousted egyptian president mohamed morsi are taking plagues in the country. police have closed entrances into cairo and shut down metro stations in tahrir square to contain the protestors. flash style protests are being held in order to avoid fighting with police. >> eight years ago, hurricane katrina slammed into the gulf coast. more than 1800 people died in one of the worst natural disasters in this nations history. the city is still recovering. some very creative people have gone to the big easy to help drive its revival. >> he's come a long way since helping his father fix up houses in vermont. he's a respected furniture designer with a booming business. >> this material is what makes my work beautiful to me. >> he was drawn to new orleans in the desperate days following hurricane katrina
this is "america tonight." sglovrjs our -- >> our news coverage reveal more of america's stories. >> we have been talking about syria all morning, but we have some developing news coming out of egypt. protests in support of ousted egyptian president mohamed morsi are taking plagues in the country. police have closed entrances into cairo and shut down metro stations in tahrir square to contain the protestors. flash style protests are being held in order to avoid fighting...